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Chasing Life

How to Identify Medical Misinformation & Fake AI Ads

Chasing Life

CNN

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.47.8K Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

As a practicing neurosurgeon and CNN’s chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta can spot false health claims from a mile away. Still, he recently became the unwitting subject of an AI disinformation campaign that used his likeness to sell sham health products. On today’s episode, Dr. Gupta shares what happened, and offers tips to avoid getting duped by medical misinformation online.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to Chasing Life.

0:05.1

You know, I really enjoy hearing from all of you, all your concerns and your comments and your questions, but it's pained me recently to hear so many of you sad and confused about these so-called Alzheimer's cures.

0:18.3

That said, many of you've been smart enough to raise a skeptical eyebrow and give us a call.

0:23.8

Hi, Dr. Guzha. I just heard you talk about memory, Alzheimer's, dementia, and I ordered six battles.

0:33.2

And now I've gotten a call wanting me to buy 18 months of supplements.

0:39.3

And it would be a fortune.

0:41.3

I'm frightened that I'm going to be taken advantage of in the business scam.

0:47.3

Many of you have left me messages asking about videos that are circulating around the Internet,

0:53.3

using my name and my likeness.

0:55.2

I want to say that this is truly a landmark in modern medicine, and I am honored to be a part of it.

1:00.6

Today, new hope is born. Only, that is not really me.

1:07.7

What you just heard was an AI-generated deepfake that I have absolutely nothing to do with.

1:13.6

Let me be clear. That infomercial you just heard is totally fake, and it's only designed to scam you out of your money.

1:21.6

It goes to show how misinformation not only causes harm in real time, but can also create a harmful ripple wave of distrust.

1:29.6

So to try and put an end to the confusion once and for all, I'm going to put myself in the guest

1:35.0

seat.

1:36.0

I'm here today with a special guest, Dr. Sanjay Gupta.

1:39.8

He really needs no introduction, but we'll give him one.

1:42.8

Recently CNN tech reporter Claire Duffy invited me on to Terms of Service.

1:47.6

That's the podcast she hosts here at CNN.

1:50.3

She tries to explain technology in a way that will help you make sure that you're not getting played by it.

1:55.5

In our conversation, she asks me about my experience as a victim of this AI dupe, or Sanjay Dupta, you could call it.

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